[C320-list] engine cover wood

[Guy Smith]

I also glued new veneer over the old on my engine cover and, as woodworking is a hobby of mine, I ordered a marquetry inlay to "jazz it up!". MQCR-80001-11BS

  
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I plan on jazzing up the table top at some point, but have sooo many other projects higher in priority. Maybe when I retire... :)
One thing that you should do to prevent all your good work from deteriorating again is to check the hatch boards to see if they're leaking down on the top of the engine cover. The previous owner of Pleiades had starboard hatch boards with Plexiglas windows that slid out, with screen replacements. There were weep holes in the tracks for the sliding inserts and my guess is that they didn't take care to point the weep holes "out" of the cabin. This was an advantage to me when I was negotiating the price on purchasing Pleiades. I got an estimate from the marina on doing the refinishing and subtracted it from the asking price. I refinished the engine cover and the companionway steps myself and pockets the money.
Now-a-days, I make sure that, if some rain or bow spray make it into the companionway, I wipe down the engine cover and steps right away to help prolong the finish.
Fairwinds,~g
Guy and Liz Smithsv Pleiades '97 C320 #452Worton Creek, MD
      From: Graeme Clark <cg at skyflyer.co.uk>
 To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
 Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 3:52 PM
 Subject: Re: [C320-list] engine cover wood
   
I also did this job but using 1/32 veneer and gluing on top of the old veneer. I made a paper template and initially cut the veneer slightly oversize to allow for chamfer in the surrounding lip, then trimmed back as required
With thinner veneer it can easily bubble up or go wavy if the glue is not uniform over the entire area. I considered contact adhesive but was worried about getting perfect alignment since once the surfaces touch - that's it!
In the end I used epoxy (not the twin tube stuff, proper epoxy adhesive) which I brushed onto the underside of veneer and top of old veneer (which I had keyed by sanding) 
This gives some ability to reposition then weigh down until cured
Graeme
Hull 366,1996

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> On 25 Jan 2017, at 20:35, Descher, Chris <cdescher at cedtulsa.com> wrote:
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> Thanks very much for the suggestions.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Scott Lagerquist
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 2:18 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] engine cover wood
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> Chris,  I just replaced mine on Hull #39, Sea Esta.  I went with a 1/8th thick veneer from Home Depot and used the interior varnish from Catalina Direct.  I glued over the top of the old veneer and it looks good.  The level of the new veneer is close to even with the top of the engine cover.  If you can find a paper thin veneer that might look better but I'm satisfied with my results.  I can send a pic if you'd like.
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> Regards,
> Scott Lagerquist
> 1994 C30 "Sea Esta"
> San Diego CA
> Lgrqst at aol.com
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jan 25, 2017, at 10:47 AM, Descher, Chris <cdescher at cedtulsa.com> wrote:
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>> Has anybody replaced the wood veneer on the engine cover?  Mine's splitting an peeling, so I need to do something about it.  What's there can't be repaired, so I need to replace it with something.
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>> Chris Descher
>> #500
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